History

Over 25 years of experience of fine art, medical illustration, drafting, curatorial arrangement and art exhibition, to business consulting within the interior design and humanitarian art endeavors, to empower veterans through art. Creator and founder of "The Veterans Art Venue" and creator of Meroegallery since 2007.

Coping through Art

Through art, I speak in images of thought and reflection. During my military career , I encountered fellow service men and women, returning from battle who were frustrated and depressed over issues they were unable to speak of. I myself, who enjoyed my military duty, almost became a victim of rape, but, due to my proficiency in the martial arts, I was able to defeat my would be attackers. Painting, illustration, etc, has kept me grounded and balanced as a sense of peace and calm within my own mental health, to proceed on with my life. I took art on for others to offer a passageway for internal healing within the realm of PTSD and related ills of war and after.